Big cats in our backyards: persistence of large carnivores in a human dominated landscape in India.

Protected areas are extremely important for the long term viability of biodiversity in a densely populated country like India where land is a scarce resource. However, protected areas cover only 5% of the land area in India and in the case of large carnivores that range widely, human use landscapes...

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Main Authors: Vidya Athreya, Morten Odden, John D C Linnell, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Ullas Karanth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3590292?pdf=render